Egg Market - The Netherlands Is the World’s Leading Bird Egg Exporter

The Netherlands continued its dominance in the global bird egg trade. In 2014, the Netherlands exported 554 thousand tonnes of bird eggs totaling 976 million USD, 3% under the previous year. Its primary trading partner on the global egg market was Germany, where it supplied 54% of its total bird egg exports in value terms, accounting for 78% of Germany's total imports.

Overall, the global bird egg trade reached 4,464 million USD, with a CAGR of 10% from 2007 to 2014. In physical terms, it increased from 1,449 thousand tonnes in 2007 to 2,018 thousand tonnes in 2014.

In 2014, Germany (20%), the Netherlands (12%), the Russian Federation (9%), Mexico (5%) and Singapore (4%) were the leading destinations of bird egg imports, together making up 50% of global imports. The share of the Russian Federation increased (+6 percentage points), while the share of Germany illustrated negative dynamics (-5 percentage points).

The U.S. and Turkey were among the other main global suppliers of bird eggs in 2014 with a combined share of 20% of global exports. However, the fastest growing exporters from 2007 to 2014 were Turkey (+29% per year) and the United Kingdom (+19% per year). Turkey strengthened its position in the global export structure, from 3% in 2007 to 9% in 2014.

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